Tender July - December 2020

Publisert 03. desember 2019

Vinmonopolet releases a list twice a year with tenders. They search for wines from specific areas with specified criteria, and all who produce this certain type of wine are welcome to submit their products to Vinmonopolet through their importer. For the second half of 2020 they are looking for 7 different wines from Germany.

News from Vinmonopolet

Vinmonopolet has the ambition to become one of Norway's best companies on sustainability. People's increasing environmental awareness creates expectations for there work and they have a responsibility to offer products that enable consumers to make sustainable choices. Social responsibility is also the basis when they request products that are certified Fairtrade or Fair for Life. At the same time, Vinmonopolet aim to reduce the environmental impact in the organization and in the supply chain.

Vinmonopolet has already announced that all tenders below NOK 150 must be delivered on light weight. In this plan, they dedicate a number of launches to environmentally-friendly packaging and demand new packaging types, such as aluminum bottles in the specifications. There are also various types of environmentally-friendly packaging available on most tenders in this plan. Pant on aluminum and plastic will be important in the future. This will apply to most product types and will ensure that the packaging is recycled and does not end up in nature.

Tenders July to December 2020, release dates

Release date: July 2020

Number of wines: 2

Submitted by: 13th of February 2020

Release date: September 2020

Number of wines: 3

Submitted by: 19th of March 2020

Release date: November 2020

Number of wines: 2

Submitted by 28th of May 2020

The importers need to have the wines ready in Norway for delivery as close to the deadline as possible. Contact your importer now to make appointments for delivery.

'1) Single grape variety Pinot Noir/Spätburgunder
2) Spontaneously fermented (written confirmation from producer to accompany the offer)
3) No or discreet wood influence
4) Max. 13,5 % alcohol on label
5) Only one offer per producer. If more than one offer is submitted by the same producer, the lowest priced offer will be assessed, regardless of wholesaler

2018 or more recent

75 cl glass bottle

<250

Samples

13.02.2020

202009014

White wine

Mosel

'1) Single grape variety Riesling
2) Min. 45 g/l sugar
3) Producer must be member of VDP
4) Only one offer per producer. If more than one offer is submitted by the same producer, the lowest priced offer will be assessed, regardless of wholesaler

'1) Grapes must originate from Germany
2) Based on min. 50 % Riesling
3) Max. 12 g/l sugar incl. dosage
4) Only one offer per manufacturer. If more than one offer is submitted from the same manufacturer, the lowest priced offer will be assessed, regardless of wholesaler